The Criminal Court on Tuesday sentenced the former chief of Samut Sakhon Immigration Police and his wife to 18 months in jail for land encroachment and obstructing a public waterway in Ratchaburi province.

Thailand’s renowned classical guitarist and world champion Ekachai “Bird” Jearakul tells the Bangkok Post of his inspiration to pick up a guitar at age 13, an instrument that was “extremely difficult” to obtain, his past challenges, what it takes to succeed and what his future holds. — Jetjaras Na Ranong

Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha urged political factions to tone down their rhetoric Sunday as criticism against the draft charter grew louder, with two major political parties, Democrat and Pheu Thai, being the latest to join the chorus of dissent.

Pisan Manawapat has one general job and one specific job in his new role as Ambassador of the Kingdom of Thailand to the United States of America. Both could serve as plots for Mission Impossible, although a Hollywood happy ending is not assured.

The failure of charter drafters to decide on gender quotas for elected bodies may have prompted social activist Thicha Na Nakorn to resign from the Constitution Drafting Committee (CDC), says a member.

Maybe that secret bar, your favourite hideaway known only to a lucky few, is turning into a Thonglorite mosh pit. Or perhaps your eyes are finally giving in after an intense, five-hour competition with a blank Word document.

The Justice Ministry has ordered the Department of Special Investigation (DSI) to look into a possible connection between the 12-billion-baht Klongchan Credit Union Cooperative embezzlement scandal and Wat Phra Dhammakaya and some of the temple’s monks.

Thai Airways International (THAI) posted a net loss of 15.57 billion baht in 2014, up by 29.8%, or 3.57 billion baht, from the 2013 loss, due mainly to the local political situation and fierce competition, airline president Charamporn Jotikasthira said on Thursday.